NZQA registered unit standard
9669 version 6
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Title
Evaluate and select materials and finishes for buildings
Level
4
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to, for buildings:
explain the characteristics and physical properties of materials
and finishes used; evaluate performance and compatibility of
materials and finishes used; and select materials and finishes
to be used.
Classification
Construction > Core Planning and Construction
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definition
Sustainability means the ability to complete building works using a minimum of the
earth’s resources, and having minimal negative effect on the environment.
2
For the purpose of this unit standard, materials and finishes are those commonly
used in construction and include – plaster board, carpet, vinyl, timber and woodbased products, glass, concrete, metal, plastic, fibre cement, sealants, paint,
adhesives, insulation materials.
3
Assessment of this unit standard can be by simulation and/or observation.
4
Range of buildings – new and existing.
5
Legislation and publications relevant to this unit standard include: Health and Safety
in Employment Act 1992 and Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995;
Resource Management Act 1991;
Building Act 2004.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Explain the characteristics and physical properties of materials and finishes used in
buildings.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Materials and finishes are identified and described in terms of their
characteristics and physical properties.
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Organisation
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NZQA registered unit standard
1.2
The effects of incompatibility of materials and finishes on building design and
construction are described.
Range
1.3
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galvanic incompatibility of metals, differential co-efficient of linear
expansion of materials, timbers.
Identification of materials and finishes establishes their potential hazards in
buildings.
Range
chemical, physical, environmental.
Outcome 2
Evaluate performance and compatibility of materials and finishes used in buildings.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Performance of materials and finishes is evaluated in terms of function and/or
use.
Range
durability, climate, environmental factors, energy, safety, fire
protection properties, standards approval, strength, sustainability
rating.
2.2
Evaluation of materials and finishes establishes their compatibility.
2.3
Performance of finishes is evaluated in terms of the environment's effects on
them.
Outcome 3
Select materials and finishes to be used in buildings.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Criteria for selecting materials and finishes are identified to match the design
considerations.
3.2
Required materials and finishes are determined from supplied analyses.
Range
3.3
physical properties, durability, fire resistance, stiffness, chemical
resistance, strength, ductility, weight, colour effect, sustainability
rating.
Design and construction measures are described that eliminate or minimise the
potential hazards of materials and finishes for buildings.
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
9669 version 6
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
21 March 1997
31 December 2014
Revision
2
10 December 1997
31 December 2014
Revision
3
7 June 2000
31 December 2014
Review
4
20 March 2003
31 December 2014
Revision
5
19 July 2004
31 December 2014
Review
6
18 March 2011
N/A
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0048
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, or
an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can
report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading
to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation
national.office@bcito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016